The Belgian had lost 27 minutes on Friday’s climbsJumbo-Visma trio of Kuss, Roglic and Vingegaard lead GC
Defending champion Remco Evenepoel bounced back from his Vuelta a España meltdown the day before in the Pyrenees to take a superb victory on the mountainous 14th stage to the ski resort of Larra-Belagua on Saturday.
The Belgian rider’s GC hopes may be over after shipping 27 minutes on Friday’s brutal climbs, but he responded in style to hold off France’s Romain Bardet after the two had broken away from a escape group on the Col Hourcère.
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